[BlueHeaven]

Hello again.

Been a while since I've even looked at PC compenents since I build my PC about 2 years ago, so I'm a bit out of the loop when it comes to the good deals and quality.

My brother asked me if I could look into building him a Budget Media PC. I'm guessing anywhere around $500 would seem about right.
*Montior, Keyboard, and mouse do not need to be included.

Usage: Internet and Video Media, minimal gaming if any. He has his own small Ebay bussiness which will account for most it's usage, but he also wants to use the PC as a media center for his 42" LCD for playing movie and tv.

Any suggestions or builds would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Blueheaven

[masteroc]

Quick build:

Newegg.com - Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards
Newegg.com - XFX HD-467X-ZDF2 Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Newegg.com - OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI 600W ATX12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies
Newegg.com - Crucial Ballistix Tracer 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory with LEDs Model BL2KIT25664TA1336 - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Its built as a regular size computer, wasn't sure if you wanted a smaller form factor. Since you said buisness + gaming I just built is as ATX.

Edit: Comes out to $588 w/o shipping.

[Yamikotai]

4670 seems a bit much for little or no gaming; OP would probably be fine with integrated or a 4350.

Also the power supply is a bit much, 450W would be plenty.

[Muffin Man]

this is $409 + shipping. i agree, if this if gonna be an internet and media center pc, onboard video should be fine.

Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Newegg.com - Computer Parts, PC Components, Laptop Computers, Digital Cameras and more!
Newegg.com - CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model VS4GBKIT800D2 G - Desktop Memory
Newegg.com - CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W ATX12V V2.2 80 PLUS Certified Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply - Power Supplies
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA CD/DVD Burner - CD / DVD Burners

i dont know if you also need an OS included into the budget. if you do, you can get win7 home premium which when included, would make the whole build total a little over $500.
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - Operating Systems

[masteroc]

I mostly agree with the above two posters, however I did include a decent GPU in my build just for future proofing and because definitions of a little gaming can vary between people.

[BlueHeaven]

Thanks for your suggestions. Definitely will help me in the right direction.

As for the OS, actually think we might stick with XP
And yes I will need a out board video card simply for the multiple display outputs, but a cheap media GPU is all I would really need.

The extent of gaming would most likely be limited to HLM (original half life). Me and my brother used to be pretty hardcore HLM players, still mess around on a private server sometimes.

[Muffin Man]

this card.
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100296HDMI Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

or this better card.
HIS H485FM512H Radeon HD 4850 HD 4800 Series 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail at ZipZoomfly

[masteroc]

I picked the XFX 4670 just for the extended warranty. So if you want to go cheaper, feel free.